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Runboard| June 28th - Happy Birthday John Elway, Felicia Day, and Kellie Pickleren-usThu, 21 Mar 2019 18:15:40 +0000Thu, 21 Mar 2019 18:15:40 +0000http://www.runboard.com/rssfeeds_managingeditor@runboard.com (Runboard.com RSS feeds managing editor)rssfeeds_webmaster@runboard.com (Runboard.com RSS feeds webmaster)akBBS60Re: June 28th - Happy Birthday John Elway, Felicia Day, and Kellie Picklerhttp://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p74916,from=rss#post74916http://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p74916,from=rss#post74916Today is Thursday, June 28, the 179th day of 2018. There are 186 days left in the year.
Today's Highlights in History:
On June 28, 1968, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Uniform Monday Holiday Bill, which moved commemorations for Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day and Veterans Day to Monday, creating three-day holiday weekends beginning in 1971.
10 years ago in 2008: Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama vied for the support of Hispanics in separate appearances before the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials conference in Washington, with each vowing to remake immigration policy. Jered Weaver and Jose Arredondo of the Angels combined to keep the Los Angeles Dodgers hitless, but the Dodgers won 1-0. (The Dodgers became the fifth team in modern major league history to win without getting a hit, but since they didn't have to bat in the ninth, the game did not qualify as a no-hitter.)
5 years ago in 2013: Tens of thousands of supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi rallied in Cairo, and both sides fought each other in Egypt's second-largest city of Alexandria, where two people — including an American — were killed and scores injured. The four plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned California's same-sex marriage ban tied the knot, just hours after a federal appeals court freed gay couples to obtain marriage licenses in the state for the first time in 4 1/2 years.
1 year ago in 2017: Republican donors paid $35,000 apiece to hear a familiar message from President Donald Trump: That the media, particularly CNN, kept trying to take him down, and yet Republicans just kept on winning elections. ABC and a South Dakota meat producer announced a settlement in a $1.9 billion lawsuit against the network over its reports on a beef product that critics dubbed &quot;pink slime.&quot;
Today's Birthdays — Thursday, June 28, 2018: Comedian-movie director Mel Brooks is 92. Former Sen.. Carl Levin, D-Mich., is 84. Comedian-impressionist John Byner is 81. Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is 80. Rock musician Dave Knights (Procul Harum) is 73. Actor Bruce Davison is 72. Actress Kathy Bates is 70. Actress Alice Krige is 64. College and Pro Football Hall of Famer John Elway is 58. Record company chief executive Tony Mercedes is 56. Jazz singer Tierney Sutton is 55. Actress Jessica Hecht is 53. Rock musician Saul Davies (James) is 53. Actress Mary Stuart Masterson is 52. Actor John Cusack is 52. Actor Gil Bellows is 51. Actress-singer Danielle Brisebois is 49. Jazz musician Jimmy Sommers is 49. Actress Tichina Arnold is 49. Actor Steve Burton is 48. Entrepreneur Elon Musk is 47. Actor Alessandro Nivola (nih-VOH'-luh) is 46. Actress Camille Guaty is 42. Rock musician Tim Nordwind (OK Go) is 42. Rock musician Mark Stoermer (The Killers) is 41. Country singer Big Vinny Hickerson (Trailer Choir) is 35. Country singer Kellie Pickler is 32.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Fri, 29 Jun 2018 00:07:44 +0000Re: June 28th - Happy Birthday John Elway, Felicia Day, and Kellie Picklerhttp://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p70664,from=rss#post70664http://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p70664,from=rss#post70664Today is Wednesday, June 28, the 179th day of 2017. There are 186 days left in the year.
Today's Highlights in History:
On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, were shot to death in Sarajevo (sah-ruh-YAY'-voh) by Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip (gavh-REE'-loh PREEN'-seep) — an act which sparked World War I.
Ten years ago: The U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 to strike down school integration plans in Louisville, Ky., and Seattle, a decision that was denounced hours later by Democratic presidential candidates in their third primary debate. President George W. Bush's immigration plan to legalize as many as 12 million immigrants while fortifying the border collapsed in the Senate. The American bald eagle was removed from the endangered species list. The TV series &quot;Burn Notice,&quot; starring Jeffrey Donovan as a spy left out in the cold, premiered on USA Network.
Five years ago: The Affordable Care Act narrowly survived, 5-4, an election-year battle at the U.S. Supreme Court with the improbable help of conservative Chief Justice John Roberts. Attorney General Eric Holder became the first sitting Cabinet member held in contempt of Congress, a rebuke pushed by Republicans seeking to unearth the facts behind a bungled gun-tracking operation known as Fast and Furious. (The vote was 255-67, with more than 100 Democrats boycotting.) At Wimbledon, 2-time champion Rafael Nadal was overpowered in the second round by Lukas Rosol, a Czech ranked No. 100, 6-7 (9), 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. Katie Holmes filed for divorce from Tom Cruise after 5 years of marriage.
One year ago: Three suicide bombers armed with assault rifles stormed Istanbul's Ataturk airport, killing 44 victims and wounding nearly 150; no one claimed responsibility, but Turkish official said they suspected the Islamic State group. House Republicans concluded their $7 million, two-year investigation into the deadly attacks in Benghazi, Libya, with fresh accusations of lethal mistakes by the Obama administration but no &quot;smoking gun&quot; pointing to wrongdoing by Hillary Clinton, who said the report &quot;found nothing, nothing to contradict&quot; the findings of earlier investigations. Death claimed Pat Summitt, the most successful coach in major college basketball history, at age 64; former pro football coach Buddy Ryan at age 85; and pioneering rock guitarist Scotty Moore at age 84.
Today's Birthdays -- June 28: Comedian-movie director Mel Brooks is 91. Former Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., is 83. Comedian-impressionist John Byner is 80. Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is 79. Rock musician Dave Knights (Procul Harum) is 72. Actor Bruce Davison is 71. Actress Kathy Bates is 69. Actress Alice Krige is 63. College and Pro Football Hall of Famer John Elway is 57. Record company chief executive Tony Mercedes is 55. Jazz singer Tierney Sutton is 54. Actress Jessica Hecht is 52. Rock musician Saul Davies (James) is 52. Actress Mary Stuart Masterson is 51. Actor John Cusack is 51. Actor Gil Bellows is 50. Actress-singer Danielle Brisebois is 48. Jazz musician Jimmy Sommers is 48. Actress Tichina Arnold is 48. Actor Steve Burton is 47. Actor Alessandro Nivola (nih-VOH'-luh) is 45. Actress Camille Guaty is 41. Rock musician Tim Nordwind (OK Go) is 41. Rock musician Mark Stoermer (The Killers) is 40. Country singer Big Vinny Hickerson (Trailer Choir) is 34. Country singer Kellie Pickler is 31.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Wed, 28 Jun 2017 14:34:55 +0000Re: June 28th - Happy Birthday John Elway, Felicia Day, and Kellie Picklerhttp://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p66343,from=rss#post66343http://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p66343,from=rss#post66343Today is Tuesday, June 28, the 180th day of 2016. There are 186 days left in the year.
Today's Highlights in History:
On June 28, 1778, the Revolutionary War Battle of Monmouth took place in New Jersey; from this battle arose the legend of &quot;Molly Pitcher,&quot; a woman who was said to have carried water to colonial soldiers, then taken over firing her husband's cannon when he became injured.
Ten years ago: Israeli warplanes buzzed the seaside home of Syria's president and bombed Hamas targets in Gaza to pressure Palestinian militants into freeing a kidnapped Israeli soldier, Cpl. Gilad Shalit. &quot;Miracle on Ice&quot; coach Herb Brooks and Patrick Roy, the NHL's winningest goaltender, were among four honorees elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Star Jones Reynolds was booted from &quot;The View,&quot; one day after surprising ABC and Barbara Walters by saying on the air that she wouldn't be returning to the daytime talk show in the fall.
Five years ago: Taliban fighters raided an international hotel in Kabul and killed 10 people on the eve of a conference to discuss plans for Afghan forces to take over security when international troops left by the end of 2014. French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde was chosen to lead the International Monetary Organization. Former All-Star goalie Ed Belfour was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, joining Doug Gilmour, Mark Howe and Joe Nieuwendyk (NOO'-in-dyk) as inductees.
One year ago: Authorities in upstate New York captured David Sweat, one of two convicted murderers who'd escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility on June 6; Sweat was apprehended two days after his fellow escapee, Richard Matt, was shot and killed in a confrontation with law enforcement. After 18 straight successful launches, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket broke apart minutes after soaring away from Cape Canaveral, Fla., while carrying supplies for the International Space Station. Comedian Jack Carter, 93, died in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Today's Birthdays: Comedian-movie director Mel Brooks is 90. Former Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., is 82. Comedian-impressionist John Byner is 79. Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is 78. Rock musician Dave Knights (Procul Harum) is 71. Actor Bruce Davison is 70. Actress Kathy Bates is 68. Actress Alice Krige is 62. College and Pro Football Hall of Famer John Elway is 56. Record company chief executive Tony Mercedes is 54. Actress Jessica Hecht is 51. Rock musician Saul Davies (James) is 51. Actress Mary Stuart Masterson is 50. Actor John Cusack is 50. Actor Gil Bellows is 49. Actress-singer Danielle Brisebois is 47. Jazz musician Jimmy Sommers is 47. Actress Tichina Arnold is 47. Actor Steve Burton is 46. Actor Alessandro Nivola (nih-VOH'-luh) is 44. Actress Camille Guaty is 40. Rock musician Tim Nordwind (OK Go) is 40. Rock musician Mark Stoermer (The Killers) is 39. Country singer Big Vinny Hickerson (Trailer Choir) is 33. Country singer Kellie Pickler is 30.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Tue, 28 Jun 2016 22:16:07 +0000Re: June 28th - Happy Birthday John Elway, Felicia Day, and Kellie Picklerhttp://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p61183,from=rss#post61183http://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p61183,from=rss#post61183Today is Sunday, June 28, the 179th day of 2015. There are 186 days left in the year.
Today's Highlights in History:
On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, were shot to death in Sarajevo (sah-ruh-YAY'-voh) by Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip — an act which sparked World War I.
Ten years ago: Marking the first anniversary of the transfer of power from the [sign in to see URL] coalition to Iraq's interim government, President George W. Bush, addressing the nation from Fort Bragg, N.C., rejected suggestions that he set a timetable for withdrawal or send in more troops as he counseled patience for Americans who were questioning the war's painful costs. Sixteen service members were killed when an American MH-47 Chinook crashed in Afghanistan after it had been struck by a rocket-propelled grenade.
Five years ago: Sen. Robert C. Byrd, [sign in to see URL]., the longest-serving senator in the nation's history, died in Falls Church, Virginia, at 92. The Senate Judiciary Committee opened its confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. The Supreme Court ruled, 5-4, that Americans had the right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere they lived. The FBI announced the arrests of 10 suspected deep-cover agents, including Anna Chapman, the chic 28-year-old daughter of a Russian diplomat. (All 10 were later returned to Russia in a swap.)
One year ago: Ahmed Abu Khattala (hah-TAH'-lah), the Libyan militant accused of masterminding the deadly Benghazi attacks in 2012, pleaded not guilty to conspiracy in Washington nearly two weeks after being captured by U.S. special forces. A saucer-shaped NASA vehicle testing new technology for Mars landings rocketed high over the Pacific and deployed a novel inflatable braking system, but its massive parachute failed to fully unfurl as it descended to a splashdown. Actor Meshach Taylor 67, died at his home near Los Angeles.
Today's Birthdays: Comedian-movie director Mel Brooks is 89. Former Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., is 81. Comedian-impressionist John Byner is 78. Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is 77. Rock musician Dave Knights (Procul Harum) is 70. Actor Bruce Davison is 69. Actress Kathy Bates is 67. Actress Alice Krige is 61. College and Pro Football Hall of Famer John Elway is 55. Record company chief executive Tony Mercedes is 53. Actress Jessica Hecht is 50. Rock musician Saul Davies (James) is 50. Actress Mary Stuart Masterson is 49. Actor John Cusack is 49. Actor Gil Bellows is 48. Actress-singer Danielle Brisebois is 46. Jazz musician Jimmy Sommers is 46. Actress Tichina Arnold is 46. Actor Steve Burton is 45. Actor Alessandro Nivola (nih-VOH'-luh) is 43. Actress Camille Guaty is 39. Rock musician Tim Nordwind (OK Go) is 39. Rock musician Mark Stoermer (The Killers) is 38. Country singer Big Vinny Hickerson (Trailer Choir) is 32. Country singer Kellie Pickler is 29.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Sun, 28 Jun 2015 14:41:29 +0000Re: June 28thhttp://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p55072,from=rss#post55072http://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p55072,from=rss#post55072Today is Saturday, June 28, the 179th day of 2014. There are 186 days left in the year.
Today's Highlights in History:
On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, were assassinated in Sarajevo (sah-ruh-YAY'-voh) by Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip — the event which sparked World War I.
Ten years ago: The [sign in to see URL] coalition transferred sovereignty to the interim Iraqi government two days ahead of schedule. The Supreme Court ruled that the war on terrorism did not give the government a &quot;blank check&quot; to hold a U.S. citizen and foreign-born terror suspects in legal limbo. The United States resumed direct diplomatic ties with Libya after a 24-year break.
Five years ago: Soldiers ousted Manuel Zelaya (zuh-LY'-uh), the democratically elected president of Honduras; congressional leader Roberto Micheletti was sworn in to serve until Zelaya's term ended in January 2010. Michael Jackson was honored at the BET Awards, which had been completely revamped to recognize the legacy of The King of Pop, who died three days earlier at age 50. Death claimed TV pitchman Billy Mays, 50, at his Florida home and Las Vegas impressionist Fred Travalena, 66.
One year ago: Tens of thousands of supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi rallied in Cairo, and both sides fought each other in Egypt's second-largest city of Alexandria, where two people — including an American — were killed and scores injured. The four plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned California's same-sex marriage ban tied the knot, just hours after a federal appeals court freed gay couples to obtain marriage licenses in the state for the first time in 4 1/2 years.
Today's Birthdays: Comedian-movie director Mel Brooks is 88. Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., is 80. Comedian-impressionist John Byner is 77. Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is 76. Rock musician Dave Knights (Procul Harum) is 69. Actor Bruce Davison is 68. Actress Kathy Bates is 66. Actress Alice Krige is 60. College and Pro Football Hall of Famer John Elway is 54. Record company chief executive Tony Mercedes is 52. Actress Jessica Hecht is 49. Rock musician Saul Davies (James) is 49. Actress Mary Stuart Masterson is 48. Actor John Cusack is 48. Actor Gil Bellows is 47. Actress-singer Danielle Brisebois is 45. Jazz musician Jimmy Sommers is 45. Actress Tichina Arnold is 45. Actor Alessandro Nivola (nih-VOH'-luh) is 42. Actress Camille Guaty is 38. Rock musician Tim Nordwind (OK Go) is 38. Rock musician Mark Stoermer (The Killers) is 37. Country singer Big Vinny Hickerson (Trailer Choir) is 31. Country singer Kellie Pickler is 28.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Sat, 28 Jun 2014 14:43:10 +0000Re: June 28thhttp://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p48621,from=rss#post48621http://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p48621,from=rss#post48621Today is Friday, June 28, the 179th day of 2013. There are 186 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlights in History:
On June 28, 1863, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Maj. Gen. George G. Meade the new commander of the Army of the Potomac, following the resignation of Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker.
One year ago: America’s historic health care overhaul narrowly survived, 5-4, an election-year battle at the U.S. Supreme Court with the improbable help of conservative Chief Justice John Roberts. Attorney General Eric Holder became the first sitting Cabinet member held in contempt of Congress, a rebuke pushed by Republicans seeking to unearth the facts behind a bungled gun-tracking operation known as Fast and Furious. (The vote was 255-67, with more than 100 Democrats boycotting.) At Wimbledon, 2-time champion Rafael Nadal was overpowered in the second round by Lukas Rosol, a Czech ranked No. 100, 6-7 (9), 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. Katie Holmes filed for divorce from Tom Cruise after 5 years of marriage.
Today’s Birthdays: Comedian-movie director Mel Brooks is 87. Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., is 79. Comedian-impressionist John Byner is 76. Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is 75. Rock musician Dave Knights (Procul Harum) is 68. Actor Bruce Davison is 67. Actress Kathy Bates is 65. Actress Alice Krige is 59. College and Pro Football Hall of Famer John Elway is 53. Record company chief executive Tony Mercedes is 51. Actress Jessica Hecht is 48. Rock musician Saul Davies (James) is 48. Actress Mary Stuart Masterson is 47. Actor John Cusack is 47. Actor Gil Bellows is 46. Actress-singer Danielle Brisebois is 44. Jazz musician Jimmy Sommers is 44. Actress Tichina Arnold is 44. Actor Alessandro Nivola (nih-VOH’-luh) is 41. Actress Camille Guaty is 37. Rock musician Tim Nordwind (OK Go) is 37. Rock musician Mark Stoermer (The Killers) is 36. Country singer Big Vinny Hickerson (Trailer Choir) is 30. Country singer Kellie Pickler is 27. nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Fri, 28 Jun 2013 13:29:58 +0000Re: June 28thhttp://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p42458,from=rss#post42458http://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p42458,from=rss#post42458Today's Birthdays: Comedian-movie director Mel Brooks is 86. Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., is 78. Comedian-impressionist John Byner is 75. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is 74. Rock musician Dave Knights (Procul Harum) is 67. Actor Bruce Davison is 66. Actress Kathy Bates is 64. Actress Alice Krige is 58. College and Pro Football Hall of Famer John Elway is 52. Record company chief executive Tony Mercedes is 50. Actress Jessica Hecht is 47. Rock musician Saul Davies (James) is 47. Actress Mary Stuart Masterson is 46. Actor John Cusack is 46. Actor Gil Bellows is 45. Actress-singer Danielle Brisebois is 43. Jazz musician Jimmy Sommers is 43. Actress Tichina Arnold is 43. Actor Alessandro Nivola is 40. Actress Camille Guaty is 36. Rock musician Tim Nordwind (OK Go) is 36. Rock musician Mark Stoermer (The Killers) is 35. Actress-writer-producer Felicia Day (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Guild) is 33. Country singer Big Vinny Hickerson (Trailer Choir) is 29. Country singer Kellie Pickler is 26.
Other notable birthdays, June 28:
1928, Hans Blix, Swedish diplomat and politician
1931, Junior Johnson, NASCAR driver-owner
1936, Chuck Howley, American football player
1941, Al Downing, American baseball player
1947, Mark Helprin, American writer
1955, Steven M. Greer, American ufologist and author
1957, Jim Spanarkel, American basketball player and TV personality
1958, Donna F. Edwards, American politician
1961, Jeff Malone, American basketball player
1964, Mark Grace, American baseball player
1966, Sara Stewart, Scottish actress
1966, Bobby Bare Jr., American musician, son of Bobby Bare
1967, Gil Bellows, Canadian actor
1970, Steve Burton, American actor
1971, Bobby Hurley, American basketball player
1971, Ron Mahay, American baseball player
1971, Aileen Quinn, American actress
1973, Corey Koskie, Canadian baseball player
1974, Rob Dyrdek, American skateboarder
1977, Chris Spurling, American baseball player
1977, Mark Stoermer, American bass player (The Killers)
1977, Measha Brueggergosman, Canadian soprano vocalist, primarily classical but also popular
1979, Randy McMichael, American football player
1981, Michael Crafter, Australian vocalist and bassist (I Killed the Prom Queen)
1981, Brandon Phillips, American baseball player
1987, Terrence Williams, American basketball player
1988, Lacey Schwimmer, American dancer
1990, Nick Purcell, American actor
1990, Jasmine Richards, Canadian actress
Born on this day, June 28, passed away:
1476, Pope Paul IV (d. 1559)
1491, King Henry VIII of England (d. 1547)
1577, Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish painter (d. 1640)
1703, John Wesley, English founder of Methodism (d. 1791)
1900, Bob Taggart, Scottish centenarian (d. 2009)
1902, Richard Rodgers, American composer (d. 1979)
1915, David &quot;Honeyboy&quot; Edwards, Delta blues guitarist and singer (d. 2011)
1917, Katherine Rawls, American swimming champion (d. 1982)
1920, A. E. Hotchner, American editor, novelist and playwright
1932, Pat Morita, American actor (d. 2005)
1935, John Inman, English actor (d. 2007)
1937, Richard Bright, American actor (d. 2006)
1937, Ron Luciano, American baseball umpire (d. 1995)
1941, Joseph Goguen, American computer scientist (d. 2006)
1946, Gilda Radner, American comedienne (d. 1989)
1947, Mark Clark, American activist (d. 1969)
Notable deaths, June 28:
1836, James Madison, 4th President of the United States (b. 1751)
1914, Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria (b. 1863)
1914, Sophie Chotek, Austrian Countess (b. 1868)
1962, Mickey Cochrane, American baseball player (b. 1903)
1962, Cy Morgan, American baseball player (b. 1878)
1965, Red Nichols, American jazz cornetist and composer (b. 1905)
1974, Frank Sutton, American actor, Sgt. Carter on Gomer Pyle (b. 1923)
1975, Rod Serling, American TV scriptwriter (b. 1924)
1980, José Iturbi, Spanish pianist and conductor (b. 1895)
1981, Terry Fox, Canadian athlete and cancer activist (b. 1958)
2000, Jane Birdwood, English activist (b. 1913)
2005, Brenda Howard, American activist (b. 1946)
2005, Michael P. Murphy, U.S. Navy SEAL, first recipient of the Medal of Honor in the Afghanistan War (b. 1976)
2009, Billy Mays, American TV pitchman (b. 1958)
2009, Fred Travalena, American comedian and impressionist (b. 1942)
2010, Bill Aucoin, American band manager (b. 1943)
2010, Robert Byrd, American politician (b. 1917)nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:42:48 +0000June 28th - Happy Birthday John Elway, Felicia Day, and Kellie Picklerhttp://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p42457,from=rss#post42457http://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p42457,from=rss#post42457Today is Thursday, June 28, the 180th day of 2012. There are 186 days left in the year.
Today's Highlights in History:
On June 28, 1712, philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, one of the most influential thinkers of the 18th century Enlightenment, was born in Geneva.
On this date:
In 1098, Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosull.
In 1389, Battle of Kosovo takes place between Serbian and Ottoman army.
In 1461, Edward IV is crowned King of England.
In 1519, Charles V is elected Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
In 1635, Guadeloupe becomes a French colony.
In 1651, The Battle of Beresteczko between Poland and Ukraine starts.
In 1776, The Battle of Sullivan's Island ends with the first decisive victory in the American Revolutionary War leading to the commemoration of Carolina Day.
In 1776, Thomas Hickey, Continental Army private and bodyguard to General George Washington, is hanged for mutiny and sedition.
In 1778, the Revolutionary War Battle of Monmouth took place in New Jersey; it was from this battle that the legend of &quot;Molly Pitcher&quot; arose.
In 1807, Second British invasion of the Río de la Plata; John Whitelock lands at Ensenada on an attempt to recapture Buenos Aires and is defeated by the locals.
In 1836, the fourth president of the United States, James Madison, died in Montpelier, Va.
In 1838, Coronation of Victoria of the United Kingdom.
In 1841, The Paris Opera Ballet premieres Giselle in the Salle Le Peletier
In 1846, The saxophone is patented by Adolphe Sax in Paris, France.
In 1859, The first conformation dog show is held in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.
In 1865, The Army of the Potomac is disbanded.
In 1880, The Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan.
In 1881, Secret treaty between Austria and Serbia.
In 1882, The Anglo-French Convention of 1882 marks the territorial boundaries between Guinea and Sierra Leone.
In 1894, Labor Day becomes an official US holiday.
In 1895, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua form the Greater Republic of Central America.
In 1895, Court of Private Land Claims rules James Reavis' claim to Barony of Arizona is &quot;wholly fictitious and fraudulent.&quot;
In 1896, An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston City, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
In 1902, The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.
In 1904, The SS Norge runs aground and sinks
In 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, were assassinated in Sarajevo by Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip -- the event which sparked World War I.
In 1919, the Treaty of Versailles (vehr-SY') was signed in France, ending the First World War. In Independence, Mo., future president Harry S. Truman married Elizabeth Virginia Wallace.
In 1921, Serbian King Alexander I proclaimed the new constitution of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, known thereafter as the Vidovdan Constitution.
In 1922, the Irish Civil War began between rival nationalists over the Anglo-Irish Treaty establishing the Irish Free State. (The conflict lasted nearly a year, resulting in defeat for anti-treaty forces.)
In 1936, The Japanese puppet state of Mengjiang is formed in northern China.
In 1939, Pan American Airways began regular trans-Atlantic air service with a flight that departed New York for Marseilles, France.
In 1940, Romania cedes Bessarabia (current-day Moldova) to the Soviet Union.
In 1942, Nazi Germany started its strategic summer offensive against the Soviet Union, codenamed Case Blue
In 1944, the Republican national convention in Chicago nominated New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey for president and Ohio Gov. John W. Bricker for vice president.
In 1948, The Cominform circulates the &quot;Resolution on the situation in the Communist Party of Yugoslavia&quot;; Yugoslavia is expelled from the Communist bloc.
In 1948, Boxer Dick Turpin beats Vince Hawkins at Villa Park in Birmingham to become the first black British boxing champion in the modern era.
In 1950, Korean War: Seoul is captured by North Korean troops.
In 1950, Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers, argued to be between 100,000 and 1,200,000 are executed in the Bodo League massacre.
In 1950, Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow up the Hangang Bridge to in attempt to slow North Korea's offensive.
In 1956, in Poznań, workers from HCP factory went to the streets, sparking one of the first major protests against communist government both in Poland and Europe.
In 1962, a jury in New York awarded $3.5 million to former radio-TV personality John Henry Faulk in his libel suit against the group AWARE Inc. and two individuals who'd accused him of Communist sympathies and gotten him blacklisted. (The judgment was reduced to $550,000 by an appeals court.)
In 1964, Malcolm X forms the Organization of Afro-American Unity.
In 1967, Israel annexes East Jerusalem.
In 1969, Stonewall Riots begin in New York City marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement.
In 1973, Elections are held for the Northern Ireland Assembly, which will lead to power-sharing between unionists and nationalists in Northern Ireland for the first time.
In 1976, The Angolan court sentenced US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison terms in the Luanda Trial.
In 1978, the Supreme Court ordered the University of California-Davis Medical School to admit Allan Bakke, a white man who argued he'd been a victim of reverse racial discrimination.
In 1981, a bomb exploded at the Tehran headquarters of Iran's ruling Islamic Republic Party, killing 74 people, including Iran's chief judge, Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti.
In 1987, For the first time in military history, a civilian population was targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bombed the Iranian town of Sardasht.
In 1989, On the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo, Slobodan Milošević delivers the Gazimestan speech at the site of the historic battle.
In 1992, The Constitution of Estonia is signed into law.
In 1994, Members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult release sarin gas in Matsumoto, Japan; 7 persons are killed, 660 injured.
In 1996, The Constitution of Ukraine is signed into law.
In 1997, Holyfield–Tyson II, Mike Tyson is disqualified in the 3rd round for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield's ear.
In 2000, seven months after he was cast adrift in the Florida Straits, Elian Gonzalez was returned to his native Cuba.
In 2001, Slobodan Milošević deported to ICTY (International Criminal Tribunal) for the former Yugoslavia to stand trial.
In 2004, Sovereign power is handed to the interim government of Iraq by the Coalition Provisional Authority, ending the [sign in to see URL] rule of that nation.
In 2009, Honduran president Manuel Zelaya is ousted by local military forces following a failed request to hold a referendum to change the Honduran Constitution so he could serve a second term. This was the start of the 2009 Honduran political crisis.
Ten years ago: WorldCom Inc. began laying off 17,000 employees worldwide after disclosing accounting irregularities that later forced it into bankruptcy protection. Xerox Corp. said it had overstated revenue by $6.4 billion over the previous five years; the copier company said it had overhauled its books but still had $1.9 billion to report as revenue in the future.
Five years ago: The U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 to strike down school integration plans in Louisville, Ky., and Seattle, a decision that was denounced hours later by Democratic presidential candidates in their third primary debate. President George W. Bush's immigration plan to legalize as many as 12 million unlawful immigrants while fortifying the border collapsed in the Senate. The American bald eagle was removed from the endangered species list.
One year ago: Taliban fighters raided an international hotel in Kabul and killed 10 people on the eve of a conference to discuss plans for Afghan forces to take over security when international troops left by the end of 2014. French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde was chosen to lead the International Monetary Organization. Former All-Star goalie Ed Belfour was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, joining Doug Gilmour, Mark Howe and Joe Nieuwendyk as inductees.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:42:08 +0000